The government's privatisation of the Royal Mail was underpriced by £180m, a report commissioned by Business Secretary Vince Cable has suggested.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has outlined a number of good and bad practice scenarios around the design and delivery of ongoing advice.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found increased professionalism in the advice sector and better disclosure of services and charges, but one firm has been referred to enforcement for "insufficiently engaging" with the Retail Distribution Review...

Financial advice should be grouped by type of service and given price tags to break down the barriers consumers often face when shopping for it, Unbiased chief executive Karen Barrett has suggested.

Less than a tenth of the population has complex enough needs to warrant the fees they would pay for advice, and would be better served by guidance, an IFA has said.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said a project considering the re-introduction of a 'long-stop' on advice complaints being referred to the ombudsman will continue despite initial concerns it could be incompatible with European legislation.

The chairman of IFA network Sense has called on advisers to come up with a "sensibly priced" at-retirement service, saying the prospect of non-advised drawdown left him "horrified".

Consumers are put off seeking regulated advice because they don't know how to judge its quality, research commissioned by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) suggests.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it has overhauled its systems and processes after it was found to have been "seriously inadequate" in its response to a media blunder earlier this year.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has apologised for the shortcomings in its handling of a media briefing ahead of the publication of its latest business plan, saying it accepted the criticisms and would implement changes to "sharpen its focus".